Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Lagos, says the state government is completing a Central Food Systems and Logistics hub in the Epe area of the state, to boost the state’s N14 trillion food market.
Olusanya disclosed this on Tuesday during her ministerial briefing to commemorate the second year in office of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, saying the facility would serve over 1,500 trucks daily.
“The Lagos Central Food Security Systems and Logistics Hub represents a flagship project by the Lagos State government to modernise and secure the state’s food distribution ecosystem. Conceptualised as part of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s broader vision for agricultural and food systems transformation.
“The hub is designed to serve as a central, data-driven, and technologically integrated complex for food aggregation, storage, processing, and distribution.
“Upon completion, it will stand as the largest food logistics hub in Sub-Saharan Africa. It will feature facilities to service over 1,500 (40mt) trucks daily and is expected to boost the N14 trillion food market in Lagos.
The commissioner further noted that the project, whose phase 1 would be delivered in a few months, would be a game-changer in the Nigerian food sovereignty plan.
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“Upon completion, Lagosians can anticipate an impactful reduction in food prices due to integrated facilities like cold and dry storage, a 14,000-capacity abattoir, and a jetty for streamlined goods transportation,” she added.
According to her, the project is structured as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) under a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-and-Transfer (DBFOT) model to ensure long-term sustainability and professional management of the facility.
“The hub occupies approximately four million square meters (400 hectares) of land. The first phase alone covers 100 hectares, and once fully developed, the facility is expected to handle the storage, processing, and timely distribution of over 1.5 million metric tonnes of food annually.”
She explained that the hub would generate over five million income opportunities across the agriculture and logistics value chain, from farmers and transporters to retailers and cold chain operators.
It would also “guarantee uninterrupted food supply to over 10 million Lagos residents for at least 90 days during emergency or lean periods. Reduce food transportation costs and post-harvest losses, which currently account for 30–50 percent of total food losses in Nigeria.
“Beyond its immediate function as a food distribution centre, the hub is fast becoming a model for other Nigerian states and West African cities. It will serve as a foundation for developing satellite food hubs across the 57 Local Government/council development Areas of Lagos, integrating rural and peri-urban food systems with urban consumption patterns,” Olusanya stated.
